Meanings of mad nation in English

Unsurprisingly for a cricket- mad nation, analogies to the national sport abound.

Eden Park was truly Eden for followers of the game in the earth's most rugby- mad nation.

The pin-up of a cricket- mad nation, Jones dominated the one-day game like no Australian before him.

It was reassuring seeing such passion and dedication from a rugby mad nation, coming from one myself.

India suffered late heartbreak after an injury-time penalty saw the cricket- mad nation go crashing out of the tournament.

Wylie is a well-known investment banking figure, who in a sports- mad nation also chairs the government's Australian Sports Commission.

And he led a cricket- mad nation of 1.3 billion with ice in his veins.

This football- mad nation was never going to host a World Cup of staggering efficiency, as Germany did in 2006.

This 7-1 defeat shattered the hopes of the most football- mad nation on the planet.

Uganda is a soccer- mad nation.

Photo: PHOTOSPORT A full house is expected as the football mad nation seeks to end a decades-long silverware drought.

Which is also why whenever we describe ourselves as a sport- mad nation we mean that in a good way too, right?

Australia today launched a bid to host the 2014 World Cup, one of the few competitive challenges to elude the sports- mad nation.

A rugby mad nation South Africa is a rugby mad nation and the sport is one of the most popular in the country.

The cycle- mad nation has won four of the nine editions, but emotions were mixed as Van Vleuten was taken to hospital with back injuries.

The Melanesian country has never won an Olympic medal but the introduction of sevens in Rio presents a unique opportunity for the rugby- mad nation.